Smiths Island
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![]() ![]() Smiths Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Southeast Michigan |
Coordinates | 41°52′21″N 83°21′40″W / 41.87250°N 83.36111°W[1]Coordinates: 41°52′21″N 83°21′40″W / 41.87250°N 83.36111°W[1] |
Adjacent bodies of water | Lake Erie |
Highest elevation | 568 ft (173.1 m)[1] |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | ![]() |
County | Monroe |
Smiths Island is an island in Plum Creek, next to Lake Erie. It is in Monroe County, in southeast Michigan.[2] Its coordinates are 41°52′21″N 83°21′40″W / 41.87250°N 83.36111°W[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 568 ft (173 m) in 2008.[1] It appears on a 1936 USGS map of the area.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smiths Island
- ^ Eby, David L. (27 October 2020). "History of Monroe's Johnson Island". Monroe Evening News.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1936). "Stony Point Quadrangle, Michigan" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:31680.
Categories:
- Islands of Monroe County, Michigan
- Islands of Michigan
- Southeast Michigan geography stubs